The votes are in, and the ballots have been tallied at ARRLHeadquarters in contested Director and Vice Director elections.

In a two-way race to fill the Dakota Division Director's chair beingvacated by Kent Olson, KA0LDG, the Division's members have electedMatt Holden, K0BBC, of Bloomington, Minnesota. Holden, the currentVice Director, received 698 votes, while Dean Summers, N0ND, ofDickinson, North Dakota, got 345 votes. Holden had been appointed asVice Director in February 2016 after former Director Greg Widin,K0GW, became ARRL First Vice President. Olson announced earlier thisyear that he would not seek another term.

In a four-way race for the Vice Director's chair that Holden willvacate, the winner was Lynn Nelson, W0ND, of Minot, North Dakota.Nelson earned 427 votes; Tom Karnauskas, N0UW, of Owatonna,Minnesota, received 338 votes; Chris Stallkamp, KI0D, of Selby,South Dakota got 175 votes; and Jay Maynard, K5ZC, of Fairmont,Minnesota, picked up 93 votes. Nelson is North Dakota SectionManager, while Stallkamp is South Dakota Section Manager.

​The Ethics and Elections Committee established the eligibility ofall candidates and declared all unopposed candidates elected for3-year terms starting January 1, 2018.